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Archives: July 18, 2011

Fox Reality vs the Normal Kind

Mr Cain, please understand this

Misread 'UK Hacking Scandal" as "Uke Hacking Scandal" and thought for a moment

Misread 'UK Hacking Scandal" as "Uke Hacking Scandal" and thought for a moment

Bachmann, Pawlenty, Coleman, Rove, Bush, Mondale--they're all in Lawyers, Guns & Money Pt. 3

French banks in trouble?

The Repubs ran the bus in the ditch and want us to pay the tow bill...

Lawsuit says grandma illegally downloaded porn

Lawsuit says grandma illegally downloaded porn

On "Reliable Sources" (sic and sick) today, Ol' Howie Kurtz had the temerity

There's a name for the Republican pathology toward their nation.

public sector cuts

Herman Cain: TN Sneaky Shariah Mosque© an "infringement and an abuse of our freedom of religion"

http://tinyurl.com/3l495q2

Frustration. Somewhere in the US:

What is it about Sunday evening?

The CIA's Secret Sites in Somalia

Krugman: Letting Bankers Walk

Krugman: Letting Bankers Walk

The Value of Medicaid

The Value of Medicaid

America Disappeared

Police investigate new computer hacking claims linked to News International

A Population Changes, Uneasily

TN Republicans ram through 154 bills in last 3 days of session

DUers and Long-Term Unenemployment

Rebuild The Dream: anyone else go to a meeting today?

I still can be amazed at how freepers can brush off shit, like the Murdoch scandal.

Doin' The Tea Party Tango

WTF???

Foxnews.com criticizing Murdoch

JOB of Congress to raise the Debt Ceiling; NO requirement to link it toFUTURE budgets; FAULT WILL be

Murdoch's Banishment is but a first step in cleaning up the media....

Murdoch's Banishment is but a first step in cleaning up the media....

ALEC: Puppetmaster for Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and Scott Walker

Silver

Tea Party Pledge of Allegiance

Tea Party Pledge of Allegiance

David Petraeus hands over Afghanistan command

"Rupert Murdoch lets it all go"

Rupert Murdoch listened to politicians!!!

A simple solution to the "in-fighting".

Barbara Boxer threatened - San Rafael man arrested

Rape and murder in Uttar Pradesh

What the Debt Ceiling talks are REALLY all about

Hey Rupert- If you're Really Sorry, tell us everything you've done; tell your staff to do likewise

Hey Rupert- If you're Really Sorry, tell us everything you've done; tell your staff to do likewise

Who & What Is Behind All These One & Two Page Ads For Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Coins/Paper Money...

Who & What Is Behind All These One & Two Page Ads For Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Coins/Paper Money...

The Curse

South Africa celebrates Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday

Women's World Cup was more than a game for Japan

News Corpse

Republican's Budget Balance Short on Details

News Corp share slide 7.6% on phone hacking arrest (BBC)

Did Reagan's increased FICA tax take away half the savings capacity of most Americans?

Who wants to buy a military base?

It's all okay in Japan now, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Jude Law claims he was victim of News of the World phone hacking in US

Ex-CIA Officer: Israel Likely To Attack Iran In September

As the US nears the brink, the budget row is exposing Republican madness

this is breaking: Taliban in Pakistan 'police killing' video

EJ Dionne on this artificial crisis and what Obama should do.

Keith will air special live Countdown AM to cover Murdoch testimony

Keith will air special live Countdown AM to cover Murdoch testimony

Morning Cup of Coffee smile - you all sing along

Someone explain this to my logically - re:Faux News

Some people just don't have a clue.

Britain resigns and hands itself in to the police

Anatomy of a Fox News story.

The Family is Not Broke.

What Illinois Governor Pat Quinn needs to say to Catholic adoption agencies

Negotiating with Terrorists: Republicans are passing around an Erickson post ...

Tea Party Group Plans Presidential Debate on Twitter

PS Added SUN Morning - "Hands On WI" - “Recall delay really about redistricting”!

Dad Busted for Injecting Heroin Into Nine-Year-Old Son’s Neck

Fox News "YOU'VE GOT VOICE MAIL!"

Has Nancy Grace ever been "pied"?

More Than Half of Tuna Species Endangered, but Overfishing Continues

Please give to the Bankster Defense Fund

The Latest Limbaugh Lunacy

Toon: Not to be trusted with sharp objects

Bomb blasts overshadow Hillary Clinton's India visit

Toon: Dr Strangelogic

Live Coverage of developments in London

Iraq asks China to set up reconstruction fund

Swiss banks believed to house Greek taxes

SHAME NO1 makes the point to norquist that we BECAME THE MOST POWERFUL NATION EVER with MUCH HIGHER

Netflix streaming is down.

Will Elizabeth Warren jump into U.S. Senate race?

How to greatly reduce the growth of future debt

My cousin just got engaged, to her partner!

Two toons on the spying scandal: It's OK if we do it?

Is Piers Morgan connected to phone-hacking scandal?

Another Top Police Official Resigns in British Scandal

Another Top Police Official Resigns in British Scandal

How much would it suit Murdoch if HIS phone was hacked today ?

How much would it suit Murdoch if HIS phone was hacked today ?

US Quietly Slips out of Afghanistan in the Dead of Night

Sir Paul Stephenson turns on David Cameron

Obama’s Last Lecture (w/ Video) - FDL

Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates has RESIGNED

MURDOCH: Fire Any - “bed-wetting liberals in particular"

The Chained CPI-U. How it will not only lower SS benefits, but all of our benefits.

The Chained CPI-U. How it will not only lower SS benefits, but all of our benefits.

What I think of HULU

NewsCorp paid $29 million in the US for hacking in 2009

TeaBaggers-Would you buy a Bible from Rupert Murdoch?-You probably already have.

TeaBaggers-Would you buy a Bible from Rupert Murdoch?-You probably already have.

Pediatric neurosurgeon holds wedding in childrens hospital

Murdoch Struggles for Control as Scandal Grows

DUers shouldn't every media house be asked to comment on this

Do you think the News Corp. Scandal will touch FAUX Noise?

Tropical Storm Bret - now moving east -no threat to the US mainland

News Corp May Boot Murdoch

Traffic court does not reduce crashes later on

Bush Tax Cuts Redux

In the ongoing battle over...

LOL! Budget Baby (toon)

Iraq eyes U.S. trainers, not troops, after 2011(Thousands More Private Contractors for 5 More Years)

self delete

If I decide not to attend an sporting event, it turns out to be the best game ever.

The Murdoch Scandal - What YOU can do...

The new Reid-McConnell plan is one of the worst solutions yet. It's a booby trap.

Tea Party Debt Plan Takes Center Stage, Vote Expected This Week

America the outlier

Senate Dems Eying End-Of-Week Consideration On Plan B Debt Ceiling Bill

I think this guy won't be getting any good job references

The Politics Behind New Voter ID Laws

New TV Ad Stirs Opposition to Social Security & Medicare Cuts

What Kind of “Doctor” Is Marcus Bachmann?

Krugman Blog- Murdoch Most Foul

White supremacist pinhead picks fight with Black boxer. Hilarity ensues.

Krugman- CFPB Sadness

News Corp. Loses $7 Billion in Market Value in 4 days

RNC raises $19 million, still owes $17.5 million

18 Attributes of Highly Effective Liars

Anatomy of a meltdown: How Mike Haridopolos U.S. Senate campaign fell apart and ended

More Than Half of Tuna Species Endangered, but Overfishing Continues

Is it just me? Or is everyone else here at DU having a great time watching Rupert Murdoch get his?

Arrgghh...........Federal judge dismisses BP oil spill fraud lawsuit.

Why do we have a debt ceiling crisis?

Elizabeth Warren: Too Good, Too Smart. Too Able for Wall Street Approval

Elizabeth Warren: Too Good, Too Smart. Too Able for Wall Street Approval

White House nominates former Ohio attorney general new consumer financial czar

Of COURSE they hacked the phones...

Too Big To Fail?: 10 Banks Own 77 Percent Of All U.S. Banking Assets

ACLU joins effort to quash vote on circumcision ban

Weird Science has a drink, a smoke, and a loaded firearm

a bit of good news for Japan

Convicted Western Springs sexual predator arrested for loitering at La Grange park

so, what are the morans who actually watch fux saying?

The times, they are achangin' -- LGBT tourism in Las Vegas

The times, they are achangin' -- LGBT tourism in Las Vegas

Edward R. Murrow: "LOOK NOW, PAY LATER."

KOCH Brothers' ALEC TENTACLES Creep Into Your State

Happy 93rd birthday Nelson Mandela

Gov. Pat Quinn (D-IL) to sign Illinois Dream Act.

Where is Rush limbaugh's big ass...

Harry Potter Rakes In $168 Million, While Palin Doc Barely Registers($8000 per theater)

Slate’s Saletan Defends Marcus Bachmann?

Time for thinking out of the box

Discreet nonprofit American Legislative Exchange Council writes bills for conservative lawmakers

Troubles That Money Can’t Dispel: News Corp settles hacking suit, buys company

Domestic abuse legislation heads to governor (Brown)

Domestic abuse legislation heads to governor (Brown)

Poll: People confident debt deal will be reached, but disapprove of tactics

Bank of America has more money than America

A Scene From Our Unshared Sacrifices:

Protected-class status for ex-cons in SF?

SO. The U.S. is going to ignore the criminality of Murdoch/NewsCorp

Biographer: Hacking scandals to be the end of Rupert Murdoch

Scotland Yard covered up evidence of potentially 4,000 people hacked by Murdoch papers

I really think everyone should stop piling on Rupert Mudoch...

Lawmakers Seek Workplace Bullying Legislation

Missouri sawmills to get break on property taxes ($4 million annually)

Elizabeth Warren will be on Andrea Mitchell today

Dupe - please delete

The "Prohibition" trailer was on last night on PBS after Masterpiece.

Casey Anthony had an interesting boyfriend

Journo: If 9/11 victims were hacked, ‘Fox News is finished’

I know I'm going to get relegated to the Conspiracy Theory Dungeon for this but: Is anyone impressed

Enemies Await Consumer Financial Protection - by Elizabeth Warren

Wall Street Journal defends News Corp.

Poll: 71% shun GOP handling of debt crisis

Ruled by oligarchical dictatorship,perpetual war, pervasive surveillance+incessant mind control

Can someone give me a link to a good artlcle on the Murdoch scandal? it's getting Watergate-complex

UPS is outsourcing AND insourcing IT, database and telemarketing in the US to India and H1B visas

EPA Knew About Montana Contamination (for 3 years)

MI State Legislature could set 48-month (lifetime) limit on welfare

General Dynamics to get piece of $1.3B arms sale to Egypt (125 tanks)

State rep caught driving drunk with stripper quits legislature (Mecklenborg-OH-R)

Officers Write Tickets So They Can Park Themselves

Gigantic home (72,000 sq ft) being built in woody hills south of Ozark

trust me - you will love this pic!

Murdoch; Fox;: Iraq

Hedgie/Commodities trader pleads guilty to death threats sent to 47 regulators

$142 Million - 140 International MaxxPro Recovery vehicles with rocket-propelled grenade nets.

The Amazing Dissolving Nation... James Kuntsler

NIH-Backed Study Examined Effects of Penis Size in Gay Community

MMA: Right-Wing Media Cheerlead Default To Defeat Obama In 2012

If you want to have a nation that values peace over war…

Did Sean Hoare have a Dragon Tattoo?

WTF!!!! BP again - new pipeline leak at Lisburne oilfield in Alaska

"Richard Corday is exactly what we need"

Edit - delete

Edit - delete

When did the coupon-clippers become "job creators?"

This is what's wrong with media

If you went to a Rebuild the American Dream meeting over the weekend,

Millionaire mom's 'altruistic' son-slay defense

The Republicans Made Up Crisis

Hope Springs Eternal

best of all possible worlds......for the Republicans

EPA teams up with Coast Guard to enforce air emissions standards for ships

Fox News host: Romney ‘obviously not a Christian’

LEAVE RUPIE ALONE! "Independent directors" @ News Corp question need for "leadership change"

On the debt ceiling

Cook County issues 956 civil union licenses

Have Any Of The Cable News Shows Talk About The Hacking Scandal Guy Found Dead?.......

The Truth About Budgets, For Both Left and Right

POLL : Highway to Hell or Road to Nirvana ?

Re: The DLC/Third Way/Corporatist "Open Mind Meme"

MADD upset with pending California bill

Egypt military moves to protect power

Parliament To Be Recalled Over Phone Hacking, David Cameron Says

Ad on MSNBC for Passages Malibu, a $67,550/month addiction rehab facility

How do you hang yourself with your feet bound and your hands tied behind your back?

How Murdoch had a hotline to the PM in the run-up to Iraq war

Cop chases pit bull into backyard, leaves a note for home owners, comes back and shoots dog.

Under Obama It's Business As Usual for Mercenaries in Iraq and Afghanistan

Police officer's eyesight admission helps defense win case

My complex thoughts on President Obama

Mansion where naked girlfriend hanged - now 6 yr old dies from grand staircase fall

What do you think Michelle Bachmann's strengths and weaknesses would be as the Republican nominee?

The PROGRESSIVE Pledge: Earning a Liberal's Vote

"A society should value its children above all else..."

Arizona launching fundraising website for border fence

Arkansas town seeks to ban free speech for residents

EU presses Denmark over new border controls

Wash. Pays JPMorgan More For Electronic Benefits Than Other States ($700k/mo)

Dear Bob

Dear Bob

Little Jimmy O’Keefe Blows the Lid Off Medicaid Fraud

29 Companies Had More Cash Than The U.S. Treasury As Of July 13

House Republicans Chop Clean Water, Air, Wildlife Funding

MineralMan's Visual Guide to Commonly Misspelled Words: Issue 10 (Dialup Warning)

Is anyone biting their tongue?

Town bans BB guns except in back yards

Wage theft a scourge for low-income workers

Rep. Louie Gohmert Wonders If Obama Chose Debt Ceiling Deadline To Coincide With His Birthday Party

SF: ACLU Joins the Fight Against the Circumcision Ban

Sean Hoare knew how destructive the News of the World could be

Aesop's Fables

Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson better watch their backs

Never Mind the Ceiling! Raise the Floor!

So, I wonder if it was really Murdoch who pressured Blair into the Iraq war?

McConnell: GOP will still block consumer agency nomination

Did anyone watch Olbermann's coverage of Murdoch's testimony?

Can we here at DU help expose the Rupert Murdoch criminal enterprise?

Foreclosure via Facebook

Ron Johnson "filibuster" of Nourse nomination to federal bench draws fire

Murdoch = Orwell= Big brother is listening and watching

Medicare proposes a 50% cut for some imaging fees in 2012

Medicare proposes a 50% cut for some imaging fees in 2012

Jan Brewer Shills for Russell Pearce, and More in the Pearce Recall

Druken Man Arrested At Sheriff's Chruch

Reality Check. Fox News isn't going anywhere.

FOX & Bush v Gore

Dog Takes Bite Out of Shark in YouTube Hit

What Would Our Debt Be If We Hadn't Extended The Bush Tax Cuts?

What Would Our Debt Be If We Hadn't Extended The Bush Tax Cuts?

Jonathan Turley demands retraction from Debbie Schlussel for linking him to bin Laden family

The Canada-EU relationship seems to be prospering

Yellowstone spill puts Republicans in tough spot

"ALEC's" solution to prison overcrowding

Usually I understand Freeper hysteria pretty well but

Usually I understand Freeper hysteria pretty well but

Did One GOP THUG Reveal Too Much About Himself In a RECENT THREAT?

Sperm-sniffing police dog snags rapist....

Rare Photo from Paris, June, 1965 turns up

NYT Op-Ed/Barbarous Confinement

Reagan mythology is leading us off a cliff

Reagan mythology is leading us off a cliff

Koch brothers declare war on offshore wind

'Let 'Em Eat Peas': An Elitist Mantra for Our Age

Advocacy group 'One NJ' launched to monitor Christie's actions

Sex on the Moon- A review

On that upcoming debt payment

the rich should fear their servants

Betty White has been asked to the Marine Corps Ball

Betty White has been asked to the Marine Corps Ball

Officials Warn That Foreclosure Probes May Prove Inadequate

Arab Revolutions and the Exit Strategy for the Regimes (Failure of "Regime first, people second")

Van for inebriated taken on drunken joyride

Van for inebriated taken on drunken joyride

Democrat vs. Wife Beater: Wisconsin RECALL Elections Start Tomorrow

Not content with simply snubbing Norquist, Sen. Coburn goes full-blown maverick with deficit plan.

should obama give into republican

Subpoena O'Reilly-'06 Threat Re: Olbermann: "We Have Your Ph # & We're Going To Turn It Over To Fox"

Jane Velez-Mitchell from CNN Headline News is a fucking PSYCHO

Chris is all in the middle of Grover's shit!

Cost of War - Trade-offs in Jobs and infrastructure

Seed-to-Plate: How the University of Vermont is Cultivating Food Systems as an Academic Discipline

Someone I care about is hooked on methamphetamine

Cisco to axe 16% of its workers - It's Demand not Tax cuts

A salute to “the original Hackgate conscience“:

Owl leaves spooky imprint on house window (ghost owl? Pretty weird)

I'm her mom, not the nanny!

News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead

(Snort)

woot! Vt. judge denies bid to keep nuke plant open ( I love Judge Murtha)

News Corp executives 'push for Murdoch succession plans'

In 2006, Michelle Bachman Predicted the World Would End in 2008

Congressman, grandson fight off armed intruder

A right-wingers worst nightmare. Michael Medved dreams that Obama proposes a massive jobs program!

Anyone Think Rove's Name will come out of the Murdoch Investigation?

Did I hear Dylan Ratigan tell Tom Coburn we need more like you or was I hearing things?

29 Companies Have More Cash than the U.S. Treasury

ACLU is suing in Michigan on behalf of the Recall Rick Snyder campaign

From an email today

Cisco to Cut 6,500 Workers, Record $1.3 Billion in Costs

News Corp. Independent Directors Reportedly "Not Happy" With Murdoch Over Hacking Scandal

The Threat to Social Security and Medicare is Still Very Real. Please Act Soon.

The Threat to Social Security and Medicare is Still Very Real. Please Act Soon.

So, "middle class" just means "white", right? (part 2 of 2)

ACLU Sues Genesee County Parks Over Petitioning Restrictions (related to the Gov. Snyder recall)

ACLU Sues Genesee County Parks Over Petitioning Restrictions (related to the Gov. Snyder recall)

Iowa Democrats take aim at Tim Pawlenty as he kicks off ‘Road to Results’ tour

Rev. Al is going after Herman Cain and his gospel singing...

What does CNN's Piers Morgan know about phone hacking?

What does CNN's Piers Morgan know about phone hacking?

AARP Phone Conference Now with Sen. Warner

MSNBC : Ezra Klein or Al Sharpton?

More beef cattle fed irradiated straw

Trusting People Make Better Lie Detectors

Michael Steele should not be an MSNBC employee

MN Republicans imploding? Well, they are a mess....

When a bumper sticker just won't do it

Are there a lot of gay/lesbian couples that don't want to get married?

If Rick Perry is running.....

Guardian Newspaper and British Channel 4..discuss Murdoch Scandal in GB...and More...

Murdoks The Sun newspaper hacked

Murdoks The Sun newspaper hacked

Herman Cain: Mitt Romney Can’t Win Because He’s A Mormon (VIDEO)

Priority for a new session of congress

U.S. Rating Cut from AAA to AA+ by Egan Jones

msnbc or current tv or justintv

CEPR -7 Things You Need to Know About the National Debt, Deficits, and the Dollar

Police: Teen Killed Parents, Hid Bodies During House Party

Police: Teen Killed Parents, Hid Bodies During House Party

More Health Care discrimination suits on the horizon?

More Health Care discrimination suits on the horizon?

Remember: Whether News Corp. or Any Corp. Shuts Down Doesn't Matter

I didn't think it was possible to stand in the torrent at the top of Niagara Falls.video, incredible

I didn't think it was possible to stand in the torrent at the top of Niagara Falls.video, incredible

Nearly half of American tax filers will pay no federal income taxes

1st phase of work to contain nuke crisis completed on time: Hosono (JAPAN)

Republican governors: Prayer will solve our problems

Republican governors: Prayer will solve our problems

Fox, CNN And MSNBC To Cover Murdoch Hearing

Fox, CNN And MSNBC To Cover Murdoch Hearing

Glenn Beck--could he have known about Murdochgate?

The heat index in Council Bluffs, IA, was reported as 128F

Anonymous hacks Murdoch's Sun

LulzSec hacks website of The Sun and publishes fake story about Murdoch’s death

Phone hacking scandal: Timeline

Grover Norquist is a man living in fantasy

Middle-Man and the Debt Ceiling Debacle- byTom Tomorrow

Fed Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to TSA's Scanning

News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead

Pearl Harbor memorial to host Japan tea ceremony

Elizabeth Warren, the next Senator from Massachusetts

10 questions the MPs will not ask Murdoch

PHOTO of the DAY (JAPAN)

Wow... The Conservative UK Telegraph Is Wondering If The PM/Government Is Going To Go Down !!!

Police: Death of News of the World whistleblower ‘not suspicious’

Sen DeMint: Congress shouldn’t investigate Murdoch

check this out on sen. McConnell

Oh Dear - looks like Beckie is cleaning house - Charlie Brooks claims the bag!!

Obama sold us out by not choosing Warren

TPM: "Club for Growth to Republicans: Trigger a Default...

NYT: With Sonic, G.M. Stands Automaking on Its Head

You are not middle class. (part 1 of 2)

iPhone falls from skydivers pocket - pic

Bachmann Predicted The World Would End In 2006: ‘We Are In The Last Days’

Moody's suggests U.S. eliminates debt ceiling

Lady Blah Blah's two hour infomercial trashed!!!

Spooky New $200 Million Da Vinci Now Said to Be Off the Market

Reminder to All: Olbermann Special: Tues. 9:30 a.m. - noon. Murdoch Investigation in U.K. on

Oh Mr Murdoch, what a tangled web we weave as we set out to deceive

Critics savage Palin film as audiences stay away in droves

murdoch listening in on private voicemails. explains a lot, doesn't it?

murdoch listening in on private voicemails. explains a lot, doesn't it?

"Cyclists seem to be where the educational focus needs to go,"

News Corp settles US hacking suit, buys company

Congress Spotted Leaving Gay Nightclub

Murdoch's Mafia - A Criminal Enterprise

Heard of Matthew Freud?

Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela! He's 93 today! See his life in a photo slide show.

Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela! He's 93 today! See his life in a photo slide show.

With a great deal of respect to Nelson Mandella's B-day, may I make a request?

How can we get rid of institutionalized racism in the USA?

Tweety beating up on Grover Norcrist

A Turtle with a face lift? Sorry Mitch---you look like a fucking FREAK!

A Turtle with a face lift? Sorry Mitch---you look like a fucking FREAK!

A Turtle with a face lift? Sorry Mitch---you look like a fucking FREAK!

Do you believe the pen or keyboard is mightier than the sword?

What is the law about churches being involved in politics? Tax exempt status?

Grover Norquist reminds me of this doll I used to have . . .

Grover Norquist reminds me of this doll I used to have . . .

An idiot I just had to reply to

Target or Walmart in an urban area

"Pastor" John Hagee - We're not winning any wars because of pagan US soldiers

Mitch McConnell looking at a primary challenge?

India and USA to protect Vietnam from China

I thought Cenk was back tonight?

When you are away from DU, what idiotic plan do people tell you "will just fix everything"

When It Comes to Medical Marijuana, Obama's White House Is a Science-Free Zone

Dear Jesus Please Make It Rain in Oklahoma

So what and who is it that Obama supports?

Durbin calls for investigation of News Corp. phone hacking - DeMint says its none of our business

Connecting Extreme Weather Dots Across the Map

All-American John Glenn turns 90 today.

Elizabeth Warren versus Barack Obama on Leadership

NYT reporting on Carlucci and News Corps payments in US

Nearly Half of Voters Believe Defense Cuts Won't Put the Country at Risk

Let's make something perfectly clear in regards to Obama and military spending

White House, Congress social security changes are bad news for seniors

Man tests law by claiming to be a 'pastafarian'

The Racist and Homophobic Yard Sale Posting You Won’t Believe

Prisoners Have Nothing to Gain by Eating

Surge in Number of Indian Students Heading to Canadian Colleges

For your information...at Rotten Tomatoes...(a film rating site) no one liked.."Undefeated

Surprise, surprise. Decriminalizing Drugs reduces drug abuse by 50%

Tomorrow's UK Hearing w/ Murdoch and Brooks will be televised...

This needed to be said

Woman brings 3-year-old boy with her to rob bank

The Phony Debt Ceiling Crisis: Never Mind the Ceiling! Raise the Floor!

"It's conceivable to me that Barack Obama may be the last president - for a while."

"It's conceivable to me that Barack Obama may be the last president - for a while."

Question to you: What should the limits be for freedom of press when it comes to paparazzi behavior?

If there's no middle class, who's buying all this shit?

I support a Balanced Budget Amendment

Here's what those evil, lazy state contractors do when their state is shut down:

Not saying it's hot outside but...

Were you ever under the assumption that SS and Medicare would be enough to retire on?

A Scene From Our Unshared Sacrifices:

Prussian Blue (young nazi girl band) renounce old ways

I just heard on NPR that we are spending 10 Billion Dollars per month in Afghanistan.

Paul Wellstone used to say he could use ten more progressives in the Senate or one Elizabeth Warren

How can there possibly be any talk of cutting costs without talk of ending the wars?

Ruport Biographer Thinks He Won't Do Well In Tomorrow's Hearings

Firedog Lake would Like You To Visit Your Local Congress Rep's Office Tomorrow

You've Gotta See This! George Galloway/"Murdoch Empire Beneath the Sands"...Computer Read Article!

Open Letter to President Obama About “Shared Sacrifice” "We've done our share!"

Oh Happy Day - Holder confirms that preliminary investigation

Activists pledge to withhold millions if Obama cuts entitlements

Richard Cordray looks like a first rate appointment for the job of

Richard Cordray looks like a first rate appointment for the job of

President Obama’s Big Deal: Cuts for Social Security but No Taxes for Wall Street

Non-Sequitur: The five sweetest words in the corporate language:

Poor people running out of money, Wal-Mart suffering

Any "deal" besides a clean, unadorned debt ceiling raise will be a BAD deal for SS & MC

Any "deal" besides a clean, unadorned debt ceiling raise will be a BAD deal for SS & MC

Bachmann 2012: Because the Master commands it.

Has the Recession changed the way you eat, what you eat?

MN Reaches Record Dew Points, Extreme Heat Continues

I have an important announcement to make.

Scott Walker Gov WI LIES again -claims he saved citizens on property taxes...

A Parable to Describe My Feelings About Today's Democratic Party

A Parable to Describe My Feelings About Today's Democratic Party

OFA operative just told a blatant LIE on the Thom Hartmann show

Is age a factor in the current discord on DU? ...a theory.

Is age a factor in the current discord on DU? ...a theory.

Forget everything you know @ "The Independent Voter": Study shows to win votes MOTIVATE your BASE

Rebuttal To Obama Not putting Military Spending "On The Table"

a lot of the stuff I get in chain emails is hopelessly nostalgic...

a lot of the stuff I get in chain emails is hopelessly nostalgic...

Palin's Campaign HQ. Question the timing of Undefeated vs Harry Potter

Twas a Bad, Bad day for Rupert Murdoch. A breakdown of today's most important stories.

News of the World Whistle Blower Found Dead

News of the World Whistle Blower Found Dead

News of the World Whistle Blower Found Dead

The Rude Pundit: A Scene From Our Unshared Sacrifices

Role-reversal: Passenger accused of groping TSA agent

Who loses the most if the debt ceiling is not raised? RICH REPUBLICANS

Today the president meets with business leaders and Colin Powell about education.

Banks & Predatory Lenders Donate to Congressman Who Harrassed Elizabeth Warren

Sad news - all 399 Borders Book stores to close - 11,000 jobs gone

Sad news - all 399 Borders Book stores to close - 11,000 jobs gone

KaBoom!! Rupert Murdoch assembles US legal team over phone-hacking scandal

The Corporate Supreme Court by Ralph Nader

U-645: Tying the top tax rate to unemployment

All Non-Africans Part Neanderthal, Genetics Confirm

This is a good use of the law. A man claims a $330k Texas house for $16.

Activists of the 60's...tell me what happened pls

NOW ON THE TABLE: not fully repaying the Chinese and other Treasury Bond holders

POLITICS 101 FOR THE FAR LEFT: LESSONS #1 THRU #9

Utah Democratic Party chairman believed to be state’s first openly gay political party leader

Epic traffic fears disappear as LA freeway reopens

David Cameron cuts Africa trip short over phone-hacking crisis

Australian Greens call for Murdoch media empire review

Minnesota Leaders Report Progress Toward Ending Shutdown

Fallback plan gains momentum in debt talks

12 million children wish Mandela 'Happy Birthday'

HSBC alerts U.S. clients amid offshore tax evasion probe

British force in Afghanistan was 'unacceptably' weak: report

Role-reversal: Passenger accused of groping TSA agent

Top Cop Yates Quits Over Phone Hacking

Adviser to Afghan President Karzai Shot and Killed

Japan plans to ban Fukushima beef

UK police watchdog: 4 officers accused of abuse

Wage theft (by employer) a scourge for low-income workers

Man sets world speed record on motorcycle at Loring

Moody's suggests U.S. eliminates debt ceiling

Ohio lawmaker quits after drunken-driving scandal

Wolff Sees Rupert Murdoch Exiting News Corp. CEO Post

Murdoch's had his way with U.S. politicians also

Libyan rebels claim victory in battle for Brega

Murdoch struggles to control News Corp. as scandal escalates

House Bill To Impose Limits On US Aid To Pakistan, Palestinian Authority

Drought cripples southern US farms

British PM cuts short Africa tour

News of the World Whistleblower Found Dead

USS Cole bombing case called 'too tainted' for death penalty trial

(US/Canada) Nexus border pass holders caught smuggling

Nassau DA Kathleen Rice To Clerks: Don't Even Think About Refusing Gay Marriage Licenses

News Corp share slide almost 6% on phone hacking arrest

If U.S. defaults, a debt rating on par with Zambia’s

Timeline: Hacking scandal hits News Corp

European Debt Fears Hit Markets After Stress Tests

(public employees) New York Unions Press Members to Accept Deal

Anonymous To Build Its Own Social Network Called AnonPlus

News Corp. Gets Credit Warning in Wake of Phone Hacking Scandal

WSJ attacks News Corp critics

News Corp faces global investigation into bribery

'Rape victim taunted by attacker when she was locked in cell next door' after swearing in court

AARP Phone Conference Now with Sen. Warner

China police station attack leaves several dead in Xinjiang

Club Execs to Be Briefed Thursday If NFL Deal OK'd

Hacking scandal earns News Corp. credit warning

Chavez to run in 2012 poll, says Venezuela minister

McConnell: GOP will still block consumer agency nomination

Violence Persists in Afghanistan as NATO Force Changes Generals

Hacking: Brooks To Face MPs Despite Arrest

Federal judge orders Illinois gas hauling company to recognize union, restore pay and benefits

SFO to consider News Corp probe

Sept. 11 families seek FBI meeting

New Doll That Teaches How To Breast Feed Causing Controversy

Delete, duplicate post.

BP pipeline leaks oily mixture onto Alaskan tundra

Romney holds onto edge over Obama in Michigan election, poll shows

Obama Threatens To Veto Tea Party-Backed ‘Cut, Cap And Balance’ Plan

Fmr. Fox News Executive: Americans' Phones Were Hacked

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday, July 18, 2011

Tropical storm Bret forms, no threat to the US

AP Exclusive: Mortgage 'robo-signing' goes on

Rocky & me (pictures ...longish)

Channel guide says MTV is showing "Gigalo", a 1926 B&W silent film

Rupert Murdoch assembles US legal team over phone-hacking scandal

Taliban video shows police execution: Pakistan officials

"He must be a king" "Why?"

Warren: Time For A Recess Appointment Or A Big Political Fight Over Consumer Bureau

A unicorn fart gun?

What is a rough cost estimate for hearing aid and exam?

My brother just made stir fried zucchini in butter with curry powder. Yummy.

bjorn loves john

Dear Marketers, Artists, Business Persons, and Culture Watchers: NOSTALGIA SELLS

Letting my nerd flag fly - got my 2nd tattoo last night...

Police examine bag found in bin near Rebekah Brooks's home

North Slope pipeline breaks, spills during pressure testing

BREAKING: Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry arrested for having a suitcase filed with "love"

"Is it hot in here or is it just..... me?"

Alright, chime in if you enjoy getting trapped in an open field in a raging thunderstorm with hail..

Sometimes, ignorance really is bliss. I remember when I was a kid

First Wisconsin recall election sets the stage for eight to follow

Impromptu hallway-meeting etiquette for all you dumbasses out there

OK, I've had enough summer now ...

Victorian through mid-century dog photography! (guardian.co.uk)

DC Comics imagines a Springsteen-influenced Superman

Documentary Heaven, anyone else go here for documentaries

The makers of Altoids were thinking of hiring Ron Howard

I want to do real bad things to you...

Oy. It is 97 degrees here

Antique Attica Etiquette for all you dumbass prisoners on this ship of fools.

How Much Does it Cost to go to Hogwarts?

Alright, chime in if you enjoy high humidity

Coburn proposes $9 trillion deficit cut measure

Thought Voldemort was average as a villain in final movie (maybe spoilers)

Store entry etiquette for all you dumbasses out there

500 pairs of panties stolen from Waterbury-area Victoria's Secret...

Please help support a great inner city Public School teacher

Pet peeve (spelling)

Four years ago today my three year old in a clown suit crossed the bridge at nearly 15

you ever have one of those

Were you ever a tattletale? My brother and sister once got into a fight with the neighbour's

Etiquette.

Anybody have any idea how much it costs to replace the rear axle on a Subaru Forester?

Tea party debt plan takes center stage

Website of Murdoch’s Sun Hacked

Furniture Fix

Borders throws in the towel, agrees to liquidate; 'a very sad occurrence'

Corn on the Cob

Have you ever glued your dog's ears up?

arrrrgh what on earth did i just do to my du? it's all tiny!

DU Lounge Ettiquette for all you dumbasses out there

True Blood last night review & recap **** spoilers ****

Finally programmed my internet radio

If you had to go back to dial-up service...

A friend invited me to a Willow House design "party." This is just sort of like a Tupperware

Check in if you haven't seen any Harry Potter movies or read any of the books

Okla. governor calls for prayer to end heat wave

A brief public service announcement

Supermarket checkout line etiquette for all you dumbasses out there:

Corn on the cob, OR...........

First Openly Gay (male) Federal Judge Confirmed

Bee bearding competition (people compete to cover themselves with the most bees)

I'm finding it difficult to correctly use the word "chiefly" in a sentence.

Best weddings

Cat etiquette for all you dumbass cat "owners" out there:

Congressman Who Harassed Elizabeth Warren Showered With Donations From Banks And Predatory Lenders

Elizabeth Warren to 'think' about Senate run against Brown

Limericks...I'll start, please add your own....There once was a girl from Nantucket...

Today's phrase is "500 pairs of panties" Insert into a thread title, por favor.

Alright, chime in if you enjoy cold weather

News of the World phone hacking whistleblower found dead

I hate the character, Brooke, on Bold and Beautiful.

Am I REALLY that bad?

"The AFL-CIO strongly supports the nomination of Richard Cordray..."

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s future

CNN's Ali Velshi lead in: Republicans say the CFPB lacks transparency and accountablity

House Republicans' next ridiculous plan: the “Cut, Cap, and Balance Act”

Good take on the budget conference

Robert Reich: The Dangerous Hi-Jinks of the GOP’s Juveniles

Ugh. Rick Perry's Iowa Caucuses Team is in Iowa

The Mainstream Media Is Failing America on the Debt Ceiling Crisis

Poll: 71% shun GOP handling of debt crisis, 21% approve. Obama earns 43% approval on debt crisis.

NOBODY is as experienced in the Presidency as Barack Obama is now

"you are just not paying attention"

The Ed Schultz Show keep putting out misinformation

Can Someone Please Explain: Why is the President.....

Best way to destroy a computer?

To those Dems who will vote for Obama ONLY IF he comes through with jobs, SSI,

HuffPost from 1865: LINCOLN SELLS OUT SLAVES

DC is Broken

Regardless of what some might think about Cenk

My fucking DOCTOR.

Underestimating what the House GOP is capable of

Elizabeth Warren: "the President never wavered in his support"

Ya know, Washington isn't really any worse than usual these days

Default 'Off the Table,' Debt Deal Will Be Struck: Geithner

Poll: Support for debt ceiling increase doubles, plurality says severe economic downturn likely

Who out there sees the DETRIMENT to Dems of a serious progressive presidential primary challenge?

Elizabeth Warren was just on Andrea Mitchell. She's going home to Massachusetts to 'rest and think.'

Please O, Don't make them make you prove a negative

Sharpton may push Cenk aside on MSNBC

Obama: I'll fight to protect Wall Street reform

"Wall Street’s Opposition to Dodd-Frank Reforms Echoes Its Resistance to New Deal...Safeguards"

Russia criticises US for recognising Libyan rebel government

One in Four Americans Provide Unpaid Care to an Adult

Justin Timberlake Accepts Marine Corp Ball Invitation

Fox and Friends: We're All Hacking Victims! Sorta

Young Turks: Boycott Right-Wing Businesses?

Nation Magazine Writer John Nichols Discusses ALEC

The Corporation, Part 8

Starving the Beast: Cut, Cap and Balance

'If 9/11 victims' phones were hacked by Murdoch's people, Fox News is finished'

Fox News' Frank Luntz Prods Focus Group into Attacking Democrats

Thom Hartmann: Conversations With Great Minds: Global activist Van Jones - Part 1

Thom Hartmann: Conversations With Great Minds: Global activist Van Jones - Part 2

Markos Moulitsas On Why Michele Bachmann Will Be The GOP Nominee

Is Murdoch The New Voldemort?

Barack Obama 2012

Papantonio: Murdoch’s Empire Is Officially Snake Bit

Cell Phone video capture boy's Death in Homs, Syria

Medical Cannabis Prescribed In Israeli Nursing Home

Young Turks: JP Morgan Chase BS Settlement

Gold is money - except if you're Bernanke

Primer on Redistricting

Wisconsin GOP booze cruisers walk through protest gauntlet

CrossTalk: Libya's NATOmare

Guess

William F. Buckley Reviews Atlas Shrugged

S.O.S. From Fukushima English/French translation

Cheap Trick - Stage Collapses During Performance in Ottawa

President Obama Nominates Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Thom Hartmann: The Truth on the ''Real'' Lifespan of Medicare

'Libya campaign staged to start conquering Africa'

19-year-old black kid shot and killed by cops...for not paying transit fare

Mad as Hell in America with Adam Klugman Interviews CA-06 Candidate Norman Solomon

Murdoch- Go Home.

Bill Maher's Problem With The Left

Boss B - Dear US (Official Music Video)

Gates & Chamber of Commerce create ad campaign to calm parents on school 'reform'

Penn & Teller- Patriotism

Rupert Marred Scotland Yard, But Murdoch Couldn't Buy Sherlock

H-1B and L1 visa issuance to Indians good indicator of thriving bilateral ties: US

Mark Ames Calls for Restoration of Eisenhower Policies

US workers file discrmination lawsuit - claim H1-B workers replaced them

America's Disappeared

My Letter to Senator Burr

Laurence Tribe on the constitutionality of the debt ceiling...

Governor Kasich Bar Set At Historic Low By The Plain Dealer

Wall Street Journal hits back over phone hacking scandal in editorial

Not Looking in the Mirror

Troubles that Money Can't Dispel : NYT, David Carr

Murdoch Struggles for Control as Scandal Grows

WSJ and Fox defend Murdoch, editorial compares NOTW scandal to a First Amendment challenge

Eric Cantor: GOP's Drama Queen with an Agenda

The All-American - John Kerry

News of the World Had a Culture of Fear and Cynicism

Murdoch's had his way with U.S. politicians also

Murdoch's had his way with U.S. politicians also

Conservative Plan to Cap Federal Spending Is Disingenuous and Dangerous

Anti-earmark crusader Rep. Flake (R - Ariz) sponsors rider allowing mining near Grand Canyon

Bush policies drive almost all the deficit for next decade - not "spending binge" by Obama

"The Most Incredible Thing Fox News Has Ever Done"

Medicare Is Not “Bankrupt” - Health Reform Has Improved Program’s Financing

Medicare Is Not “Bankrupt” - Health Reform Has Improved Program’s Financing

Are Republics Democratic?

Pakistan, Iran become 'natural allies'

Elizabeth Warren to 'think' about Senate run against GOP's Scott Brown - The Hill

Would you leave your kids with Sen. McConnell?

Medicare plan means big payday for Ryan from insurance companies

Chris Hedges: America’s Disappeared

Man has Questions About Dayton Citizen's Death While in Police Custody

YAY San Diego is almost back to background

Mountaineers see dramatic climate change in the Himalayan region (Sorry, Duplicate!)

BP pipeline leaks oily mixture onto Alaskan tundra

Tepco Rushes to Cover Fukushima Nuclear Plant as Typhoon Ma-On Nears Japan

Russia offers Germany help on rare earths

U.S. Power Industry Pushing Back Against EPA Emission Rules

Nuclear phaseout to hand Kremlin a win in Germany

Shocked, Shocked - In SE Missouri, Farmers Hire Hoe Crews To Chop Roundup-Resistant Weeds - SLPD

Solar Panels Keep Buildings Cool (& Warm)

Bob Baer: Senior Israeli Intelligence officials warn that Netanyahu will likely attack Iran

Climate sceptic Lord Monckton told he's not member of House of Lords

Asian carp: How deadly would it be to Great Lakes?

A Bomb in Every Reactor

Construction begins on Hawaii’s largest solar project

Nuclear liability hot potato - India

The truth only a court jester can utter

News Release : WHOI Scientists Analyze, Explain the Chemical Makeup of Gulf Plume

Scandals Keep Hitting Solar & China

Builders Push ‘Green’ to Stand Out in Foreclosure-Filled Market

Massive uranium deposits found in Andhra Pradesh

Kentucky set to allow hunting of sandhill cranes

Study: Changes to ocean expected to damage shellfish around world

Groups plan protest over Muslim prayers being allowed in Toronto school

PZ Myers is in the Bible!

How will Catholics approach immigration reform?

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